Nasturtium Fiesta Blend Organic HEIRLOOM Seeds (LG)

Tropaeolum majus

Item #7500

LARGE PACKET

Annual. Every salad should have edible nasturtium
flowers! Fiesta Blend is a spicy feast of
color with flowers in orange, yellow, and
orange/peach bi-colors that brighten up
hanging baskets and large containers.
This beautiful plant is especially exquisite
gracing a stone garden wall. The blossom
petals are a festive addition to salads
and pastas. Plant some in your vegetable
patch to attract pollinators. Withstands
coastal salty air. Grown as an annual, but perennial in USDA zones 10 and warmer. Deer resistant.

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Annual

Full sun or light shade

Blooms spring to fall

10"-12" tall

Days to Emerge: 10 days

Seed Depth:1/2"

Seed Spacing:
A group of 3 seeds every 6"-12"

Thinning:
When 2" tall, thin to 1 every 6"-12"

When to sow outside: RECOMMENDED:
1 to 2 weeks after average last frost, and when soil
temperatures are 65°-70°F. In very hot summer
regions, sow in fall for winter bloom.

When to start inside: Not recommended.
Seedlings do not transplant well; sow directly into
desired location outside.

Special germination instructions: Soak seed
in water for 12 to 24 hours before sowing. Seed
requires darkness to germinate; therefore, sow at the
recommended depth of 1/2".